Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-01-22

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permission to excayate premises lib Brough
ton >treet Referred 20 Committee ON Streets
aud Lanes.
As9fqpe Il Byck & seiGs for remission
To 21ft NJ Sen CINE on their premises, 100 Bay
street Referred to COs.mlt &c oh / re.
4cRstaation of Fra Roberts. agent, for
PERMISSION 10 repair house corner buhy ana
Burroughs strees 5. Referred To Committee
On streets and lanes. rs
Implication Of RE er & stern, asking that
CITY refund lhetn $500, amount paid Fezer Y
Sandberg for repairs to buggy DAMAGED by
ru uaNEey horse of Chief Fireman. Referred
to Committee on Fire.
Apphca ion of John II. Cavanaugh for eX-
tension of water main on Henry street. Re-
ferre TO Commit G on Water.
Petition of savannah Volunteer Guards
battalion for permission to use water motor
In connection with Shooting gallery in cellar
81 armory. Referred to Committee on Water
Works.
App ication of II. Haym Tor permission to
make sewer connection with Barnard .treet
sewer from premises Perry street. near Bar
nard street. Referred 20 Committee on streets
and Lanes, with power to act.
ORDINANCES.
Ordinance read in Council for the first time
Dec. 90, 1856, read a second time Jan. -, 1881,
placed upon its passage ana passed.
AN ORDIEANCEt amend an ordinance emit
lied an ordnance ITO prohthlt the occupa-
ton OF any part OF the streets or lanes of
the city for steps or pOrtCos." passed in
Council June 2, 1885, 80 "a t0 permit the
erection OF steps or p0rtiro5 on the streets
of The city in the discretion If the Mayor
aDd Aldermen OF the city Of Savannah in
any block on which q majority OF the lots
already have steps or portiros on the streets.
SECTION |. The Mayor and Aldermen of the
city OF savannah in Council assembled do
hereby ordaln that section OF the ordinance
passed in Council June , 1888, lie and the
same s hereby amended ny ADDING thereto
the following words: provided that nothing
herein contained eh Ill be held to reycnt the
Mayor and Aldermen from permitting the
erection of steps o" pprtiC % 10 IN" streets Ut
the CITY on any blocS on whi h a m tjority Of
the lots already have steps or porCicos in the
street"
Ordinance taken from the table and on mo
ton again la upon the table.
An ordinance To amend an ordinance, en-
Titled "A n ordnance to amrnd IN ordinance
entitled an ordinance to pr liect and Law cut
In che limits OF the city Of -avannah, south o.
Anderson street, cert ain $ reefs ana lanes,
aud for other purposes 50 IS TO do away with
lanes south OF Andnr stree, and for Other
purposes, passed IN Council Feb. p. 1856, 50 a
to more parti ular!y des Gndte and de. SriOe
Bull street, SO as to rectify the loca ion OF
Ban street aut to lay out a street on eNch
side Of the track of the savannah, Florida
and Western rRilwag. from Anderson street,
in SAID city, to seventh street, in sand city
ELECTIONS.
The following city officers were elected to
serve FOR the term set forth by ordinance:
Clerk of Council-Frank K. Hebarer.
Cily Treasurer Charles :. Hardee.
City Mar hall. Go d Nin.
Chief of Police-R. II. Anderson.
Assis AM Chief of PoliCe-JOhn Green,
City Surveyor-John Il. Howard.
HArbor Naster-RObert C. Kennedy.
Clerk of the Market-T. A. Maddox.
Corporation Attorney-H. c. Cunningham
Messenger Of COuncil-John Harrison.
Keeper Laurel Grove Cenetery-A. f. Tor
lay.
Keeper City Dispensary-Lewis Cass.
Assistant Keeper City Dlspensary-ErnesJ
Il. NJ Coy.
Keeper Forsyth Place-Theodore Moves,
Keeper Pest House-Thomas Corr.
Measures ard Inspectors of Timber and
Lumber-George p. Jordan, John q. Parry,
inspectors of Nava Stores-F.J. Gerry. Chas.
ID. Russell, Harris NJ King, 5. NJ. Chesnutt,
NJ. 6. Register, w. (. BevaD, James Al.
Moore. james I Wells.
Health Offcer-J t. Mcfarland, NJ d.
Port fdens-Thomas IL. Laird, John
Powers. Lewis Virgins, W. K. Prltchard, Sr,
S. J. Al. Baker.
Chimney Contractor, Z. D.-John Cassidy.
Chimney Contractor, W. D.-Aibert Free
man.
Chief Freman-A. Fernandez.
Assistant Chief Fireman-George Muro.
superintendent and Engineer Water
CITY Physician, E. DIR. W. W. Owens.
Guy Physician, W. DIR. NJ. L. Boyd.
Clerk City COurt-Philip NJ. Russell,
Sheriff City Court avid Bailey.
CONTRACTS.
The following contracts were awarded:
City Printer. one year.. II. Estili, for the
sum Of 1850.
For furoishng bread for the prisoners at
Police Is IRA 'k-Fred Schwarz, one year for
the sum OF S34c. p pound.
By Al ermad Duncan. NJ. D.
r soioed, That Charles G. Jones. Jr., be.
and he is hereb, authorized to transfer to
Mrs. Louisa F. Gilmer lot 662 and 6G3 Laurel
Grove Cemetery. Adopted.
By Alderman Wells
Res lord, That the Committee on Water
Works be, and they are hereby authorized To
pur base one mule for service in the water
works department, to replace one recently
died, Adopted
By Alderman O'Connor-
WHEREAS, on Aug. II, 1885, the MAYOR
and Aldermen eased, for period OF ten wears
al that portion of HuichinsOl island known
and described as The western part of the
piling closing mp Fig Isl nd enamel. to John
jenkins. who has rec emily departed his life:
and whereas, George F, Byrne- has purchased
the lea~eh0id lDteres' there Ii. AMI desires the
same transferred TO him. Therefore be it
hesoired, That he Mayor be authorized to
consent to the assignment Of said lease 20 said
george Byrnes upon the terms AID condi-
lions therein mentioned. Adopted.
MIsCELLANEoUs.
A communication from the Savannah Cot
ton ENcharg e relative to the Appropriation
by Congress for the Improvement of the l.
vannah river was read. On mo,iOn the same
w
4 communication from T. D. Blood worth.
Secretary. enclosing resolutions adopted bv
the savannah Harbur Improvement Commit
tee relative to appropriation by Congrr-s'lor
the Improvement OF savannah river Was read
DD motion the same was received and the
70 lowing resolution, offered by Alderman
BCgart, was adopted.
WHEREAS, The savannah Harbor Commit
tee hAp appointed special committee 20 pre-
sent 10 Congress the wants Of The port of
Savannah in the matter of harDor appropria-
Liou; and whereas the action Of SAL com
mittae - inteuded TO present to Congress, the
importance of thls port aud the Inaueduacy
OF the proposed appropriation. Therefore
be IL
Rev l5ed, That the Mayor and Aldermen of
the city of Savannah in Council assembled.
do ratiiy ami approve the action of tie So
yannah Harbor Committed, and thai the